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4 Maids A-Milking meeting demand for raw milk

Sue Roesler
May 3, 2024
May 3, 2024

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Here is what the glass bottles of 4 Maids A-Milking raw milk look like.

Heidi and Toby Tormaschy and their four daughters began the 4 Maids A-Milking dairy business at their Richardton, N.D., dairy last summer.

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What’s creamy, sweet, and delicious? What goes down smooth as silk, and sometimes leaves a white mustache on your upper lip?

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